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Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria | |
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| Born | 15 March 1738 |
| Died | 28 November 1794 (aged 56) Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Education | University of Pavia |
| Occupation(s) | Jurist, philosopher, economist, politician, and lawyer |
| Notable work | On Crimes and Punishments (1764) |
| Spouse(s) | Teresa Blasco, Anna Barbò |
| Children | Giulia Maria Giovanni Annibale Margherita Giulio (by Anna Barbò) |
| Era | Age of Enlightenment |
| Region | Western philosophy |
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Main interests | Criminology |
Notable ideas | Penology |
Cesare Bonesana di Beccaria, Marquis of Gualdrasco and Villareggio[1] (Italian: [ˈtʃeːzare bekkaˈriːa, ˈtʃɛː-]; 15 March 1738 – 28 November 1794) was an Italian criminologist,[2] jurist, philosopher, economist, and politician who is widely considered one of the greatest thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. He is well remembered for his treatise On Crimes and Punishments (1764), which condemned torture and the death penalty, and was a founding work in the field of penology and the classical school of criminology. Beccaria is considered the father of modern criminal law and the father of criminal justice.[3][4][5]
According to John Bessler, Beccaria's works had a profound influence on the Founding Fathers of the United States.[6]
- ^ Maria G. Vitali in: Cesare Beccaria, 1738-1794. Progresso e discorsi di economia politica (Paris, L'Harmattan, 2005, p 9; Philippe Audegean, Introduzione, in Cesare Beccaria, Dei delitti e delle pene, Lione, ENS Editions, 2009, p. 9); Renzo Zorzi, Cesare Beccaria. Dramma della Giustizia, Milano, Mondadori, 1995, p. 53
- ^ Fridell, Ron (2004). Capital punishment. New York: Benchmark Books. p. 88. ISBN 0761415874.
- ^ Hostettler, John (2011). Cesare Beccaria: The Genius of 'On Crimes and Punishments'. Hampshire: Waterside Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-1904380634.
- ^ Anyangwe, Carlson (23 September 2015). Criminal Law: The General Part. Langaa RPCIG. ISBN 9789956762781.
- ^ Schram, Pamela J.; Tibbetts, Stephen G. (13 February 2017). Introduction to Criminology: Why do They do It?. SAGE Publications. ISBN 9781506347554.
- ^ John D. Bessler, The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution (Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press)